Romulus Downing

1855 - 1918

• Born	28 Dec 1855	, Boone, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Farmington, Rooks, Kansas   [1]
  	Romulus Downing, 24, farmer, born in Indiana. Adda A. Downing, 19, born in Kansas.
  Census	1900	Centre, Marshall, Kansas   [2]
  	Romulus Downing, 44, farmer, born in Indiana. Ada Downing, 39, born in Kansas. Edward Downing, 19, laborer, born in Kansas. Gertie Downing, 17, born in Kansas. Ray Downing, 10, born in Kansas. Abram Bennett, 81, widowed, born in Ohio.
  Buried	Jan 1918	Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
  Died	9 Jan 1918	Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
  Notes	CENSUS RECORD: Romulus Downing/Ada A Bennett 1860 Clinton Township, Boone County, Indiana Romulus 3 yrs old listed with his father's family 1870 Clinton Township, Boone County, Indiana Romulus 14 yrs old listed as a farm laborer
  Person ID	I1449	7_families
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2011

  
  

  Family	Ada Adelaid Bennett,   b. 12 Oct 1860, , Doniphan, Kansas ,   d. 18 Aug 1943, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado
  Married	24 Jul 1879	Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas
  Children	> 1. Edward Romulus Downing,   b. 24 Aug 1880, , Phillips, Kansas ,   d. Sep 1966, Garden Grove, Orange, California > 2. Gertrude May Downing,   b. 7 Jul 1882, , Doniphan, Kansas ,   d. 21 Apr 1945, , , Kansas > 3. Ray Elbert Downing,   b. 15 Sep 1889, Herkimer, Marshall, Kansas ,   d. 17 Aug 1962, , , Kansas
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Dec 1855 - , Boone, Illinois Married - 24 Jul 1879 - Kirwin, Phillips, Kansas Census - 1880 - Farmington, Rooks, Kansas Buried - Jan 1918 - Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado Died - 9 Jan 1918 - Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		Romulus Downing Land Purchase Troy, Kansas in Aug 1882
  		Romulus and Ada Bennett Downing Burial Plot Location Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Kansas, Rooks, Farmington - 1880 - Federal Census, United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880, (Washington : National Archives and Records Service, [19--]), Romulus Downing, 24, IN, National Archives Film T9-0395 Page 409A (Reliability: 4). [S202] Kansas, Marshall, Centre - 1900 - Federal Census, Kansas, Marshall, Centre, (www.ancestry.com).